Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 higher overall; feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 higher overall with exception of those weighing 650 to 750 lbs. 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.36/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.89 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$344.36

82 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.44

vs TN average

−6.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	344.36	1,878	82

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $351.80, median $399.25 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

344.36

—

TN average17 barns · 944 hd

338.92

+5.44

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−6.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−54.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	197.00	3,336	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	168.70	2,063	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	159.70	2,308	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	153.94	1,621	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	146.00	1,584	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,396	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,385	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,844	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	953	$2,912	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,864	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	756	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	922	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,766	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	452.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	398.59/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	355.95/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	321.94/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,864	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	266.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	415.48/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	846	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	289.96/cwt	270.00–301.00	2,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	410.36/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,568	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	314.24/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,977	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.29/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,839	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	409.78/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	290.04/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	340.86/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	369.84/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	369.05/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,757	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.29/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,635	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	350.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	314.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	338.05/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,316	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	348.68/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,214	8
Steers	Small 1	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	385.10/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,498	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	378.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.39/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	358.76/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,597	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	550–600	576	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	752	371.26/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,792	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	360.24/cwt	337.50–377.50	2,061	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	328.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,921	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	154.84/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	155.65/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	167.06/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,010	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	154.83/cwt	152.50–157.00	2,288	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	164.56/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,324	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	180.46/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	198.00/cwt	188.00–207.00	3,423	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,468.81/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,864.49/head	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,864	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,911.75/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	1,843.86/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,395.56/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,396	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	381.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	363.93/cwt	345.00–365.50	2,340	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	361.98/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,882	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	297.12/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	364.99/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,617	3
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	427.30/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	405.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	377.75/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,764	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	464.77/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	484	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	435.53/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	328.07/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,024	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	305.60/cwt	292.50–317.50	2,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	411.92/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,709	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.65/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,848	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Aug 12, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 1,257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	517	375.00	375.00
14	550–600	569	345.00–355.00	350.67
81	600–650	643	345.00–365.50	363.93
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
4	750–800	756	305.00	305.00
5	800–850	846	297.50	297.50
56	900–950	922	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	445.00–460.00	452.56
2	350–400	367	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	415.00–425.00	420.00
4	250–300	281	400.00–430.00	409.78
5	300–350	334	395.00–435.00	415.48
24	350–400	382	392.50–430.00	410.36
25	400–450	430	370.00–400.00	380.29
33	450–500	476	350.00–385.00	369.05
43	500–550	525	330.00–370.00	350.29
16	550–600	579	315.00–337.50	321.94
31	600–650	629	305.00–330.00	314.24
6	650–700	666	280.00–315.00	290.04
10	700–750	717	270.00–301.00	289.96
3	750–800	778	260.00–270.00	266.66
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	365.00–375.00	369.84
2	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	352.54
3	450–500	492	337.50–345.00	340.86
4	550–600	581	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	443	362.50–367.50	364.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
8	400–450	419	420.00–465.00	430.39
5	450–500	483	387.50–405.00	398.59
9	500–550	524	360.00–390.00	378.35
13	550–600	588	335.00–370.00	355.95
8	600–650	635	330.00–355.00	348.68
18	650–700	685	325.00–365.00	338.05
8	700–750	714	310.00–320.00	314.35
2	750–800	778	310.00–315.00	312.52
7	800–850	812	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	893	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	569	372.50–390.00	385.10
25	650–700	666	375.00	375.00
35	700–750	724	350.00–378.00	358.76
73	750–800	752	330.00–375.00	371.26
3	800–850	833	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	490.00	490.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00–450.00	435.53
2	300–350	318	400.00–410.00	405.12
8	350–400	377	410.00–440.00	427.30
22	400–450	415	395.00–430.00	411.92
34	450–500	467	362.50–395.00	377.75
40	500–550	520	345.00–380.00	361.98
29	550–600	572	337.50–377.50	360.24
17	600–650	617	315.00–345.00	328.07
8	650–700	669	292.50–317.50	305.60
5	700–750	726	290.00–302.50	297.12
3	750–800	755	270.00–275.00	271.66
5	850–900	851	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	460.00–470.00	464.77
5	450–500	484	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	537	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	375.00–385.00	381.52
3	450–500	478	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	542	320.00–335.00	328.54
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	300.00–305.00	302.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	625	290.00–307.50	295.65
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	154.00–155.50	154.84
19	—	1,203	159.00–174.00	167.06
5	—	1,299	177.00–185.00	180.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	142.00	142.00
7	—	1,048	148.00–165.00	155.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	152.50–157.00	154.83
3	—	1,412	162.00–169.00	164.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,729	188.00–207.00	198.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,843.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,468.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,395.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,864.49
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,600.00	2,600.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,911.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle